Crosshaven - O Iate Clube Mais Antigo do Mundo - Oldest Yacht Club in the World

Voltamos!!!! Depois de umas semanas sem publicações estamos de volta à Irlanda. Como avisamos no último post, passamos as festas de fim-de-ano no Brasil. Pudemos rever os familiares queridos, fizemos consultas e exames médicos e passamos muito calor!Mas agora retomaremos as atividades aqui no blog. Te convidamos a nos acompanhar no Welcome to Ireland durante todo este ano de 2015!We are back!!!After a few weeks with no posts we are back to Ireland. As we advised on our previous post, we spent the end of year holidays in Brazil. We were able to see our dear family members, we had medical appointments and tests, and we faced a lot of hot weather!But now we are back to our activities here on the blog. We would like to invite you to follow us at Welcome to Ireland during all this year of 2015!Queremos continuar te mostrando esta linda ilha. Fique totalmente a vontade para entrar em contato com a gente através dos comentários aqui do blog ou da nossa fan page no facebook. Clique aqui. We want to continue showing you this beautiful island. Be totally free to get in touch with us through our comments here on the blog or through our fan page on Facebook. Click here.E hoje te levamos até Crosshaven, uma pequena village portuária que fica pertinho de Cork City (23 Km e a 250 Km de Dublin).And today we take you to Crosshaven, a little harbour village which is close to Cork City (23 Km and 250 Km from Dublin).É possível ir de carro ou de ônibus, que foi a nossa opção. Em alguns minutos você já começa a ver os barcos.It is possible to go by car or by bus, which was our option. In a few minutes, you will already start seeing the boats.

The bus stops right in the village center, which is small and cosy. And such as almost all the small towns in Ireland, it is full of history. It was remotely a viking settlement. It was a good place to reach the sea.

The secondary school was founded the the aunt of the writer James Joyce who mentions Crosshaven twice in his fantastic master piece Ulysses. Este é o centro de Crosshaven:This is Crosshaven's city center:

A principal atração da cidade é o Forte Camden Meagher que fica há alguns minutos a pé do centro.The main attraction in town is the Forte Camden Meagher which is a few minutes on foot from the city centre.

The Fort was built to protect the Port of Cork and despite being built originally on the 16th century, what we see today is from 1860. A very interesting feature from Camden Fort Meagher is that more than 65% of its structure is underground. It was managed by the British Armed Forces until 1938, and handed over to the Irish Defense Forces from that date on. In 1989 it became the responsibility of Cork County and was totally abandoned until 2010, year that a group of volunteers decided to completely restore the Fort! But there are a lot of things to see. There are many volunteer guides available to give you countless information about the Fort and the region.

Ao entrar você pode visitar várias salas com detalhadas informações sobre os períodos de guerra e objetos de época.Once you enter, you can visit many rooms with detailed information about the periods of war and see objects from those periods.

Pessoas com a mobilidade limitada vão encontrar certa dificuldade em passear pelas instalações.People with limited mobility will face some difficulties in going around the facilities.Clique aquipara ver um vídeo e fique atento ao funcionamento. O Forte só é aberto para visitação pública durante o verão (de maio a setembro)Click here to watch a video and pay attention to the opening period. The Fort only opens for visitation during the summer (May to September).De volta ao centro ainda dê uma caminhada pelo Royal Cork Yacht Club, fundado em 1720 e o mais antigo do mundo.Back to the city center, take a walk to the Royal Cork Yacht Club, founded in 1720 and the oldest in the World.

Crosshaven é um agradável passeio de fim de semana, para os que moramos aqui no sul ou para os que já conhecem as atrações turísticas mais tradicionais da região como Blarney Castle (clique aqui) e o Fota (clique aqui)Crosshaven is a pleasant trip for the weekend, for those who live here in the south or for those who already know the more traditional touristic attractions in the region, like the Blarney Castle (click here) and Fota (click here)Outro incrível Forte da região e que recomendamos a visita é o Charles Fort, cliqueaqui e veja os detalhes.Another great Fort in the region and which we recommend the visit is Charles Fort, click here and see the details.